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Elderly Woman Catches Fire In Montgomery County Home, Succumbs To Injuries, Officials Say Elderly Woman Catches Fire In Montgomery County Home, Succumbs To Injuries, Officials Say
Elderly Woman Catches Fire In Montgomery County Home, Succumbs To Injuries, Officials Say An elderly woman died after accidentally catching fire in her Maryland home late Thursday afternoon, officials confirmed. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, Montgomery County firefighters were called to the 12100 block of Livingston Street in Wheaton, where a fire broke out on the first floor of a single-family home. The scene of the fire. Twitter According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials, the woman, believed to be in her 80s, was the only person in the house when she accidentally caught fire.  She managed to escape but sustained critical injuries. Mo…

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Man With Grill Fork Killed By Police In MoCo Wanted To Help, Reunite With Mother In Honduras Man With Grill Fork Killed By Police In MoCo Wanted To Help, Reunite With Mother In Honduras
Man With Grill Fork Killed By Police In MoCo Wanted To Help, Reunite With Mother In Honduras A grieving family is seeking the community's assistance as thy hope to send a man to his mother in Honduras after he was killed in an officer-involved shooting when police mistook a grill fork for a weapon in Montgomery County. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an object in…

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Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved MoCo Shooting Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved MoCo Shooting
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved MoCo Shooting The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the griller and veteran police corporal implicated in the officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County over the weekend, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an obje…

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UPS Employee Arrested For Stealing, Pawning Off Contents Of Packages: Montgomery County Police UPS Employee Arrested For Stealing, Pawning Off Contents Of Packages: Montgomery County Police
UPS Employee Arrested For Stealing, Pawning Off Contents Of Packages: Montgomery County Police A UPS employee from Hyattsville who stole packages and then pawned off the contents for cash has been charged, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Adela Beatriz Orellana, 26, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of theft for stealing the contents of packages she accepted, while employed at UPS and selling the stolen items at local pawn shops, officials said. The investigation into Orellana was launched in November 2023 when the department received a report that he sent five gold coins from the UPS store on Viers Mills Road, but when the package reache…

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by Zak Failla